Suspender



H. GLICK SUSPENDER Aug. 10, 1937.

Filed Aug. 30, 1935 ATTORNEY5.

Patented Aug. 1%, 1937 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 8 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in suspenders.

Heretofore, it has been common practice in the manufacture of suspenders to have the webs crossed in the rear and permanently secured together at the point of crossing. With this arrangement shoulder movement is restricted as there is no provision for separate movement of one web with respect to another. This is particularly objectionable when the wearer is engaged in sports or other physical activity. In addition, the ordinary suspender makes no provision for adjustment of the point of crossing to suit the particular build of the individual or cut of the trouser, and as a result, the web may bind on the shoulder of one person or have a tendency to slip ofi of the shoulder of another person. A number of constructions have been proposed in recent years in an endeavor to overcome the above-mentioned objectionable features, but these constructions have been limited in use to the high price field due to the fact that expensive metal buckles, swivels, or attaching devices have been employed. The metal fittings are objectionable as they dig into the back of the wearer and cause undue cutting into the web with resulting excessive wear thereon, and said metal fittings also slip too readily on the web to thereby alter the adjustment. Other constructions which purport to accomplish this general purpose require an excessive number of parts and cause increased assembly expense.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide an improved suspender having novel means for so connecting two webs in the rear as to provide for separate movement of one web with respect to another and thereby allow unrestricted shoulder action, said means also being adjustable vertically to suit the comfort and build of the individual, and being composed of inexpensive parts which can be quickly fashioned and assembled to render possible its use in low priced merchandise.

A further object of the invention is to provide web connecting means which, in the principal form of the invention, can be assembled on the suspender without stitching or riveting of any kind.

A still further object of the invention is to provide web connecting means which may be formed entirely of flexible material such as leather.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a suspender having a pair of webs which are continuous from the front to the rear of the trouser, and means for connecting said webs in join the parts in assembled position without the 10 use of stitching or other fastening devices.

A further object of the invention is to provide a suspender which is capable of withstanding a long period of wear, which is neat in appearance, and which is Well adapted for the purpose 15 described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved suspender and all its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference numerals designate the same parts in all of the views;

Fig. 1 is the rear View of a man showing the novel suspenders as worn;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the rear web connecting portion of the suspenders looking at the outside thereof showing the fiexibility of the suspender in response to body movement;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the buckle pieces alone in open unlooped condition;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the entire connection assembly, the dot-and-dash lines indicating the swiveled position of one of the buckle pieces;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the suspender looking at the inner side of the connection assembly;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 1'l of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view looking at the outside of the suspenders to show a modified form of connection assembly.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numerals l0 and H designate the two webs forming the suspender proper, each web being continuous in length and extending from the front of the trouser over the shoulder and down to the rear of the trouser. These webs may be formed of either elastic or non-elastic material, depending upon requirements.

The connecting means comprises a swivel ring I 2 and buckle pieces 13 and M as shown in Fig.

4. Each buckle piece is originally cut in the shape shown in Fig. 3 to provide an extension 95 and an extension it having slots ll and I8 respectively. In the assembly, the extension 16 is passed through the ring l2 and then bent or looped back into registration with the extension i5 with the slots ll registering with the slots [8. The buckle piece I4 is similarly applied to the other side of the ring l2 as shown in Fig. 4. Next, 10 the web ii is passed through the slots H and id of the buckle piece It, and the web H! is similarly passed through the slots of the buckle piece M in the manner clearly illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and '7. Necessarily as soon as the web is passed 1 positionon the ring and the assembly is completed without the use of stitching or riveting.

It is preferred to form both the ring. 12 and the buckle pieces of relatively flexible leather.

When so constructed, the expense is lessened, the suspender is more comfortable, greater flexibility is afforded, there is no cutting into the web, and the buckle pieces will not slip out of adjustment as readily as metal buckle pieces would. It is,

however, within the concept of this invention to construct one or all of the pieces of metal if so desired. The buckle pieces could be made of bendable metal which could be looped through the ring in the same manner as the leather buckle pieces, and the center ring could also be made of metal. This, however, would increase the expense and'would not permit deformation of the parts as shown in Fig. 2, which deformation is desirable to aid in providing for unrestricted shoulder movement of the wearer.

It is apparent from the above that the connection'means may be adjusted vertically to a desired position .to suit the build of the individual and the cut of the trousers, and by having 0 the connection means in the relatively high position shown in Fig. 1, there is no danger of the web slipping off the shoulders. This high posisition may, however, be unsuitable for certain people who may desire to have, the connection means substantially lower.

It is further apparent that when the wearer moves his body, that the web it can move independently of the web M. This is due to the fact that the buckle pieces l3 and M swivel on the ring i2 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4; and it is also due to the fact, that when the parts are constructed of leather or other flexible material, the center ring is distorted to oval form as shown in Fig. 2 to provide unrestricted flexibility.

' In the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 8, connecting pieces [3 and M are looped through the center ring l2 in the same manner as in the principal form of the invention. The connection pieces, however, are stitched as at l9 to the webbing. While this modification does not permit the vertical adjustment, it nevertheless has the swivel feature and thereby permits independent movement of one web I0 with rev spect to the other Web I l and unrestrictel shoulthrough the slots, the buckle pieces are held in tures of the present invention in a suspender of the low price field.

Although only two forms of the invention have been shown and described, various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all of such changes are contemplated as may come within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a suspender having a pair of webs adapted to extend downwardly on the back of the wearenmeans for connecting said webs comprising a swivel ring of flexible fibrous material disposed in the plane of the adjacent web portions, transversely extending means extending entirely in the same plane as said swivel ring slidable on one side of said swivel ring in a direction substantiallyin the direction of extent of the webs and connected with one of said webs, and similarly disposed transversely extending means slidable on the otherside of said swivel ring in a direction substantially in the direction of extent of the webs and connected with the other of said webs. I

2. In a suspenderhaving a pair of webs adapted to extend downwardly on the back of the wearer, means for connecting said webs comprising an intermediate member, means looped through one side of .said intermediate member and having extensions provided with registering slots through which one of said webs passes, and means looped through the other side of said intermediate member and having extensions provided with registering slots through which the other of said webs passes. a

3. In a suspender having a pair of webs adapted to extend downwardly on the back of the wearer, means for connecting said webs comprising an intermediate member, flexible fibrous means looped through one side of said intermediate member and having extensions provided with registering slots through which one of said webs passes, and flexible fibrous means looped through the other side of said'intermediate member and having extensions provided with registering slots through which the other of said webs passes.

4. In a suspender having a pair of webs adapted to extend downwardly on the back of the wearer, means for connecting said webs comprising a swivel ring, means looped through one side of said swivel ring and having extensions provided with registering slots through which one of said webs passes, and means looped through the other side of said swivel ring and having extensions provided with registering slots through which the other of said webs passes.

5. In a suspender having a pair of webs adapted to extend downwardly'on the back of the wearer, means for connecting said webs comprising a fiexible fibrous swivel ring, a fiexible fibrous buckle member looped through one side of said swivel ring and having extensions provided with registering slots through which one of said webs passes, and a flexible fibrous buckle member looped through the other side of said swivel ring and having extensionsprovided with registering slots through which the other of said webs passes.

. 6. In a suspender having a pairof Webs adapted to extend downwardly on the back of the wearer, a member formed of leather vertically adjustably connected to one of said webs, member formed of leather vertically adjustably connected to the other of said webs, and a swivel connection between .the ends of said two vertically adjustable members and located between the two webs to allow freedom of shoulder movement for the wearer.

'7. In a suspender having a pair of webs adapted to extend downwardly on the back of the wearer, means for connecting said webs comprising a swivel ring disposed in the plane of adjacent web portions, means extending entirely in the same plane as said swivel ring looped through one side of said swivel ring and slidable thereon in a direction substantially in the direction of extent of the webs and having an extension connected with one of said webs and extending transversely thereof, and similarly disposed means looped through the other side of said swivel ring and slidable thereon in a direction substantially in the direction of extent of the webs and having an extension connected with the other of said webs and extending transversely thereof.

8. In a suspender having a pair of webs adapted to extend downwardly on the back of the wearer, means for connecting said webs com prising a swivel ring disposed in the plane of adjacent web portions, a strap member formed of flexible fibrous material and positioned in the same plane as said swivel ring directly looped through one side of said swivel ring and slidable thereon in a direction substantially in the direction of extent of the webs and having a portion connected to one of said webs and extending transversely thereof, and a like strap member for connecting the other side of said swivel ring with the other of said webs, said swivel ring being sufficiently large in diameter to receive the loops of said strap members.

HYMAN GLICK. 

